Sunday, July 25, 2010

Not Your Fathers Country Club - Road Racing Weekend for Chicago-land Motorsports Fans

By Larry Nutson Senior EditorChicago Bureau The Auto Channel The Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL is excited to bring professional road racing back to the Chicago area by hosting the second annual Harrah’s Autobahn Grand Prix presented by Mazda, July 30 – August 1. The weekend will consist of a 200 car fie ... Continue reading

Four Generations BMW M3 On The Test Track

M3 GTS Enhances 25th Anniversary By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel ASCARI, July 24. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the M3, BMW shipped some cars of all four generations to the Ascari RaceResort in the south of Spain. The M3 was unveiled in 1985 and hit the race tracks ... Continue reading

Reggie Jackson Collection at Mecum Monterey

REGGIE JACKSON CAR COLLECTION CROSSING THE BLOCK AT 2010 MECUM MONTEREY AUCTION MARENGO, Ill. - A piece of baseball great Reggie Jackson's original collection will be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 13-14, 2010. "Reggie is a lifelong car guy whom I've known for 25 years," said President Dana Mecum. "He has ... Continue reading

2010 GERMAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

2010 GERMAN GRAND PRIX HOCKENHEIM 24 JULY QUALIFYING In today's qualifying session at Hockenheim, the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS drivers, Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, qualified in ninth and 11th positions respectively ahead of Sunday's German Grand Prix. Just 0.06s separated the pair at the end of Q2 with Nico progre ... Continue reading

Afton Chemical Announces a New PCMO Additive That Exceeds the GF-5 Requirements

RICHMOND, Va.--Afton Chemical announced today that it is ready to launch a new passenger car motor oil (PCMO) additive. This additive is among the first to come to market in anticipation of the new GF-5 standard set by the International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC), which goes into effect in ... Continue reading

Coughlin taming tricky Bandimere track with ease (NHRA/JEGS)

Coughlin taming tricky Bandimere track with ease DENVER (July 24) -- With only one drag race a year at altitude, tuning a racecar for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway can be a bit of a guessing game. But four-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his crew from Victor Cagnazzi Racing are m ... Continue reading

Hagan takes No. 1 in Denver qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 16 of 23 MOPAR Mile-High NHRA Nationals Bandimere Speedway Morrison, Colo. July 23-25, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net HAGAN TAKES NO. 1 IN DENVER QUALIFYING MORRISON, Colo. ( ... Continue reading

Home Town Heroes Car Show 09-04-10

Home Town Heroes Car Show Benefit for extending Military Wall of Honor in Waxhaw NC All Shows covered on KMS Car Show Connection TV A weekly TV show on WHKY www.kossmotorsports.com for more info Triple Point Show 09-04-2010 Time 300PM AWARDS 800PM 3620 Providence Road Waxhaw, NC 28173 ART, CRAFTS, LIVE MUSIC, RIDES, GA ... Continue reading

McClenathan and FRAM team struggle to qualify No. 9 in Denver

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 16 of 23 MOPAR Mile-High NHRA Nationals Bandimere Speedway Morrison, Colo. July 23-25, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net MCCLENATHAN AND FRAM TEAM STRUGGLE TO QUALIFY NO. 9 IN D ... Continue reading

PROV. No. 1 FORCE TAMES MOUNTAIN ON FRIDAY

2010 TEAM CASTROL/JFR RACE REPORT16th of 23 races in the NHRA Full Throttle Series31st annual MOPAR Mile High NHRA NationalsJuly 23-25, 2010 Bandimere SpeedwayDenver, CO PROV. No. 1 FORCE TAMES MOUNTAIN ON FRIDAYDENVER, CO – John Force and his Castrol GTX High Mileage team were not spectacular in the first ses ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Qualifying Update: Fifth on Friday in Denver, Anderson Aims to Improve on Saturday

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704. 662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com , Fifth on Friday in Denver, Anderson Aims to Improve on Saturday Event: 31st annual Mopar Parts Mile High Nationals Location: Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, CO Day/Date: Friday, July 23, 2010 Qualifying for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denv ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Jason Line NHRA Qualifying Update: After Opening Denver Qualifying in Eighth, Line Looks to Move Up

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704. 662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com After Opening Denver Qualifying in Eighth, Line Looks to Move Up Event: 31st annual Mopar Parts Mile High Nationals Location: Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, CO Day/Date: Friday, July 23, 2010 With temperatures hovering in the high 80’s on Frid ... Continue reading

Tasca and Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team Clinch Seventh Spot in NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Countdown to 1

TASCA AND MOTORCRAFT/QUICK LANE RACING TEAM CLINCH SEVENTH SPOT IN NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING COUNTDOWN TO 1. DEARBORN, MI., July 24, 2010 – Three years and 63 races after Bob Tasca III began racing the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car, he will compete for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Se ... Continue reading

Brickyard 400 Pole Press Conference - Juan Pablo Montoya, Chip Ganassi

MODERATOR: We're now joined in the infield Media Center by the pole sitter for the Brickyard 400, the driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet, Juan Pablo Montoya. Juan, if you could first in English and then in Spanish tell us about your lap. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA: It was a good lap. I think in (Turn) 2, I got a little bit ... Continue reading

De Silvestro Enjoys Best Career IndyCar Qualifying Result

EDMONTON, July 24, 2010: The quest for the 2010 ‘Rookie of the Year” award took a positive step last week for Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing’s Simona De Silvestro, but the momentum needs to continue going forward if the award is to stay within her grasp. While having visited the 1.96 mile temporary stre ... Continue reading

IZOD IndyCar Series Qualifying - Edmonton - July 24, 2010

EDMONTON, Alberta - Qualifying Saturday for the Honda Indy Edmonton IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.973-mile(s) Edmonton City Centre Airport circuit, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 1:00.7126 (116.991)<br> 2. ... Continue reading

Coughlin Taming Tricky Bandimere Track With Ease

DENVER, July 24, 2010: With only one drag race a year at altitude, tuning a racecar for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway can be a bit of a guessing game. But four-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his crew from Victor Cagnazzi Racing are making it look easy, at least through qualifyin ... Continue reading

Indy League Places Milka Duno On Probation

EDMONTON, July 24, 2010: The Indy Racing League, the sanctioning body for the IZOD IndyCar Series, has placed driver Milka Duno on probation through Dec. 31, 2010 for not consistently meeting minimal performance standards. Duno's probation requires immediate and substantial improvement to her driving during the remaini ... Continue reading

KVRT Driver Scores Sixth With Sato, Moraes & Tracy 13th, 14th & 15th

EDMONTON, July 24, 2010: E.J. Viso must have felt like he was “David” against “Goliath” Saturday in IZOD IndyCar Series qualifying at Honda Indy Edmonton on the 1.96-mile., 14-turn City Centre Airport circuit. In the ten-minute Firestone Fast Six qualifying session, Viso, in the No. 8 PDVSA — K ... Continue reading

Power Takes Pole At Edmonton

EDMONTON, July 24, 2010: Will Power earned his sixth PEAK Performance Pole Award of the season (the fifth on road/street courses), slipping past Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves by 0.0765 of a second in the Firestone Fast Six session on the 1.973-mile, 14-turn City Centre Airport course, for the Honda Indy Edmont ... Continue reading

Tasca Clinches Seventh Spot In NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Countdown

DEARBORN, July 24, 2010: Three years and 63 races after Bob Tasca III began racing the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car, he will compete for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car Championship. Tasca clinched the seventh spot of 10 drivers for NHRA’s 2010 Countdown to 1 after quali ... Continue reading